The Max & George Trust is a non-profit dog rescue that was founded in 2016. We were given 30 days notice to move from our Lichfield site to Tamworth.

Relocating and moving a dog rescue is an incredibly huge task and r means lots of unexpected, unplanned costs and expenses. We have 46 dogs relying on us and we need help. Not just financial but also manual help. Please check out our FB page for other ways you can help

If you have been following our story over the last couple of years, you will will know we have not had much luck and had to relocate the rescue more than once because we are renting premises.

We moved into our current site having been evicted in December 2023 from our previous rental property. It was traumatic, stressful and extremely unfair. But thanks to the public's support at the 11th hour we managed to rent our current home for 12 months.

Our existing lease ran out in January 2025 and due to the Landlord wanting the property back for development we have to move again by 30th April.

We have secured a new site and home for the dogs based in Tamworth but it will cost a considerable amount of money to convert existing stables into suitable dog kennels, which involves purchasing over 100 kennel panels and doors costing £200 plus each not including VAT.

Although this is another rented home for the rescue we are actively purchasing a permanent property and anything we have purchased will be able to used at our own forever home.

Moving is expensive under normal circumstances but an unplanned, emergency move involving replacing kennels and converting stables is not a financial burden we were expecting. On top of which we still have our usual monthly operating costs and vets bills.

Whilst we are preparing the new property, our forever home, we need to purchase various urgent items for our temporary, interim home such as temporary kennel panels, dog runs and temporary kennel blocks as well paying out for tradesmen, roof felting, kitchen units, worktops, sinks etc etc, van hire, dog transport etc etc.

We have so far spent out over £21,000 and we expect that it will have cost in the region of £25-£30,000 by the time we have finished. Our usual expenses for the month range between £12,000 and £25,000 so we really need help raising the funds needed for the move.

With your generosity and help we can continue to help unwanted, sick and troubled dogs for many many years to come, along with serving the community in tracking, trapping and reuniting lost dogs, providing an outlet for both children and adults with SEN needs and using our therapy dogs to visit schools and care homes.

We are really hoping the community will pull together for us once more in helping by donating whatever you can.

With dog rescues all in crisis and with some even shutting their doors it is vital we keep going.

Please help us and please share.

Thank you